His goal-scoring abilities, though, are certainly valuable, as Tim Cowlishaw of the Dallas Morning News argued in a column supporting the trade for the Stars. Just like when the Bruins shipped forward Phil Kessel out of town, the reaction the trading of yet another young potential superstar boils down to two groups:. Example: The Boston Globe. Example: Much of the fanbase. What do you think of the trade? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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Ad Choices. Report a digital subscription issue If you are being blocked from reading Subscriber Exclusive content, first confirm you are logged in using the account with which you subscribed. For Boston Bruins fans, it was hard to make sense of the events of July 4, The Bruins were 10 days removed from losing the Stanley Cup to the Chicago Blackhawks, but boasted a strong roster that had just finished a run to the final for the second time in three seasons.
After a disappointing post-season out of Tyler Seguin in which he scored one goal and eight points in 22 games, the Bruins made the shocking decision to ship the thenyear-old pivot, who was three years removed from being selected second overall, out of town.
Now is the perfect time to revisit the trade, too, not only because it happened four years ago to the day, but also because it was just this past weekend that Boston officially cut ties with the last remaining piece of their return.
That means that as of this past weekend, Boston is essentially left with nothing, nada, zilch as the return for Seguin. In fact, every branch of the trade tree ends with Boston getting nothing in return. He was given that chance, too. In , Fraser saw 14 games in Boston, but skated fourth-line minutes and had limited offensive impact. The following season, he started the year with Boston, but he struggled.
Even though he was consistently getting into the lineup, he was skating 10 minutes per night and managed just three goals and no assists in 24 games. So, when the holiday roster freeze ended in December, the Bruins decided to place Fraser on waivers. As most will recall, Eriksson was the standout Star who headed from Dallas to Boston as he was coming off of four seasons of plus goals in the past five years, over which time he had eclipsed the point plateau in three consecutive campaigns.
Across his first two seasons in Boston, Eriksson managed 32 goals and 84 points in games, and he was more a member of the middle-six than the top-line during that time.
By , though, Eriksson found his game. That meant testing the waters on moving the Swedish winger or holding onto him, hoping that a deal could be struck with Eriksson before free agency. He became the puzzle piece that fit the hole necessary to shift around players into their more natural positions and roles.
Instead, Seguin, along with Benn and Klingberg , have provided the cornerstones from which the entirety of the roster has been built and supplemented. A team that appears built to make some noise in a deep playoff run — if the NHL season ever reconvenes after this pandemic pause.
Seguin is a Dallas Star for years to come, choosing to make this his home after being forced here in the trade six years ago. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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